Gonna climb up this mountain 'Cause there's one thing I know My daddy's in this mountain Digging Arkansas coal Yes I hear my momma calling I'll let her wait ten minutes more She'll be sold 'Cause I like to lay on the ground 'N listen to the sound of my daddy Digging Arkansas coal I was born in this mountain Been down here since I was Nine years old And I know someday I'll Die in this mountain Digging, digging Arkansas, Arkansas coal Arkansas coal Married me a good man Back in '59 Knew he was an Arkansas coal miner And that suited me fine Got us a little daughter She's only eight years old Wishes she was a man like her daddy Digging Arkansas coal Billy, get off of that mountain Billy, you got to go to school Billy, your momma and daddy Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool Momma, why is the earth shaking Momma, is the world coming to an end Momma, why are you crying Is it another cave in My God, the rocks are falling Ten thousand tons on my head I knew someday this would happen So this is how it feels to be dead So this is how it feels to be dead Digging Arkansas coal